Sergey Karjakin vs Wesley So

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 13.5
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/R7/P5p1/8/5k2/r7/5K2/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.h4 Nc6
  9. 9.Qb1 f5
  10. 10.Bb5 Bd7
  11. 11.h5 Nf6
  12. 12.h6 g6
  13. 13.O-O a6
  14. 14.Be2 Ng4
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.exd4 Nb4
  17. 17.d5 Bf6
  18. 18.dxe6 Bxe6
  19. 19.Na4 Rc8
  20. 20.Rd1 Qe7
  21. 21.Bxf6 Qxf6
  22. 22.a3 Nd5
  23. 23.Bc4 Nf4
  24. 24.Qb2 Bxc4
  25. 25.bxc4 Qxb2
  26. 26.Nxb2 Nxh6
  27. 27.Rd7 Rf7
  28. 28.Rad1 Rc7
  29. 29.Rd8+ Rf8
  30. 30.Ng5 Nf7
  31. 31.Nxf7 Rxf7
  32. 32.g3 Ne6
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  34. 34.Rd6 Ke7
  35. 35.Rb6 Nc5
  36. 36.Nd1 Rf6
  37. 37.Rb2 Rd6
  38. 38.Ne3 Kd7
  39. 39.Nd5 Nd3
  40. 40.Rxb7+ Kd8
  41. 41.Rxh7 Ne5
  42. 42.Ne3 Rc6
  43. 43.Rg7 Ke8
  44. 44.Kf1 Kf8
  45. 45.Ra7 Nxc4
  46. 46.Nxc4 Rxc4
  47. 47.Rxa6 Kg7
  48. 48.Kg2 Rc3
  49. 49.f4 Rc2+
  50. 50.Kh3 Kh6
  51. 51.a4 Ra2
  52. 52.a5 Kg7
  53. 53.Ra8 Kh6
  54. 54.a6 Kg7
  55. 55.g4 fxg4+
  56. 56.Kxg4 Ra3
  57. 57.Ra7+ Kf6
  58. 58.Ra8 Kf7
  59. 59.Kg5 Ra5+
  60. 60.Kh4 Kg7
  61. 61.Kg3 Ra3+
  62. 62.Kf2 Kf7
  63. 63.Ke2 Kg7
  64. 64.Kd2 Ra4
  65. 65.Ke3 Kf7
  66. 66.Kd3 Kg7
  67. 67.Ke3 Kf7
  68. 68.Ra7+ Kf6
  69. 69.Kf3 Kf5
  70. 70.Ke3 Ra3+
  71. 71.Kf2 Kxf4

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